June 23, 2011
Along with rising hem lines, summer also usually brings with it the lowering of necklines! This area, from the neck to the décolleté, is particularly vulnerable, and can be prone to pigmentation problems. The skin is very thin and fragile, and can be one of the first places for wrinkles to start forming.
This area is [...]
June 23, 2011
Some people simply change their minds, their look or their lover, and decide they need tattoo removal treatment. Some need to have their tattoo removed because it was a botched job, and this situation is likely to become more common unless tighter laws are brought in to control the sale of equipment to illegal tattoo [...]
June 22, 2011
It has long been disputed whether your diet can have any effect on the severity of acne, with some saying that the link made between eating chocolate and acne is just another urban myth. There are, however, some possible links between what you eat and your skin, and while changing your diet is unlikely to [...]
June 22, 2011
As the holiday season is almost upon us, you will most probably be starting to prepare your annual getaway. Amongst the shopping trips for new clothes and beach wear, stocking up on sun cream and holiday reads, you will probably also be starting to fret about parading around the beach in a bikini!
There are different [...]
June 21, 2011
The mask of pregnancy, or chloasma, affects pregnant women, and manifests itself as patches of pigmented skin on the forehead, cheeks and neck. Hormonal changes are often the culprit, as they can lead to increased production of melanin, the skin’s natural tanning agent. While most women will only be mildly affected, some can develop rather [...]
June 21, 2011
Pregnancy may be one of the most amazing experiences in a woman’s life, but it can also cause sometimes overwhelming and lasting changes to the body. Stretch marks are perhaps one of the most dreaded changes, as they can be permanent and unsightly.
Over half of pregnant women are likely to develop stretch marks, and [...]
June 20, 2011
People have been tattooing their bodies for thousands of years, with some of the earliest evidence of tattooing dating back to the Neolithic times. Designs were often elaborate and extensive, although it is thought that the move away from paganism led to the decline in tattoos and even their prohibition.
They became popular amongst seamen in [...]
June 20, 2011
Hormones
Acne can affect people of all ages and backgrounds, and can be attributed to various possible causes. While we cannot always be certain about what has caused an outbreak in a particular individual, we can be sure that left untreated, the acne can become an affliction that can have devastating consequences on somebody’s self-esteem.
The onset [...]
June 19, 2011
Cells in our skin called melanocytes produce melanin. Most of us have heard of melanin and know it is related to tanning: when our skin is exposed to sunlight our skin produces melanin to protect it. Melanin causes the pigmentation of our skin and so, it darkens.
Here are a few more facts about melanin that [...]
June 18, 2011
It would seem that hair removal has reached a point where it cannot get any more extreme, for women at least. At a time where women are removing more hair than ever before, it would seem that the latest fashion involves the removal of hair from top to toe (excluding head hair, eyebrows and eyelashes [...]
